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I thought I was pretty good at removing these things even when they are stuck but I have met my match. I have removed several OMC Cobra outdrives, even ones with locked up gimbal bearings but this one is something else. It is a 1987 4.3L. All six nuts were removed and after a little...
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I have an 1987 OMC 5.7. I am building a new engine and have already pulled the old one as well as the stern drive. With the stern drive out, I have replaced the bellows, greased the u joints, changed the oil as well as the water pump, and removed the remains of the flappers. The zincs are...
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I have a 1987 Cobra 5.7L with Prestolite points ignition. I have to replace my distributor and was wondering if there is any way to bypass the ESA and use a Delco EST ignition set up. Thanks for any information.
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I came across this site by accident and it's great. Here is what I have. My OMC 5.7 exhaust manifolds and risers were replaced 6mos ago after one got blocked and melted the connector at the end of the riser(yes it smoked like crazy and was quite embarassing). I ran the boat one time out...
